Stock price when the opinion was issued
This is a mid-cap company. You have to be careful as a deposit franchise like this are under pressure as competition is increasing on margins in deposits. He thinks credit provisions may soon tighten for deposit holders and this could be the nail in the coffin. He would wait until it trades above $14 to become interested.
Regional bank in a top region – New York and New Jersey. Their assets grew by 85% since 2012. Nonperforming loans are about 0.4 vs. the peer group at 0.7. (Analysts’ target: $14.75).